Sunglasses recommendations

Spaceman3750 · September 04, 2011, 05:31:14 AM

Alright, so, I accidentally donated my Oakleys to a grassy field a couple of weeks ago (couldn't find them after they fell and wasn't going to hold up the whole team because I was stupid) and now I'm starting to look for replacements. I'm hoping someone knows of a solution within my parameters. If not, thow out whatever you use on ground team!

Here are my requirements:

Price: $20-40
Construction: All-metal preferred, sturdy plastic next to that
Styles: Anything but aviators is an option
Good construction that will stand up over time is my biggest concern.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

RC007 · September 07, 2011, 08:35:05 PM

I have some S200 Callaways that were about 60 bucks, but they since have been discontinued I think. So you might be able to get a better deal on them like what I found on ebay.
They are designed for golf, so they provide a somewhat green tinted view which is real nice when I mow the lawn or go out for Ground Team. They don't cause eyestrain and come in a nice hard black case, with a soft little baggie that doubles as a screen cleaner.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CALLAWAY-SPORT-WRAP-SUNGLASSES-S200-TI-TITANIUM-/370538619761?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5645d2a371

Eclipse · September 07, 2011, 08:57:04 PM

Remington, S&W, or similar safety glasses with interchangeable lenses.

Should be about $30 at Bass or other outdoor shops.

http://www.tactical-store.com/ts-rt-ft-t85-c-acdbc.html

http://www.amazon.com/Fisherman-Eyewear-Eyesights-Safety-Interchangeable/dp/B0047NECGY

Thom · September 08, 2011, 12:02:09 AM

Inexpensive S&W Safety/Shooting glasses are my choice. (When I'm not wearing my Oakleys.)

http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/smitwescod4s.html

Thom

N Harmon · September 11, 2011, 02:31:46 AM

I have heard that you should avoid polarized sunglasses if you fly. True?

bosshawk · September 11, 2011, 05:39:19 AM

I believe that you should avoid polarized sunglasses while in the cockpit. They tend to make instruments fade in your vision(or so I am told). Seems to me that there was a thread on CT not too long ago that addressed this question. Don't know from experience, as I wear prescription sunglasses or progressive/traditional lenses.

SarDragon · September 11, 2011, 06:28:13 AM

Polarized glasses may make reading glass cockpit screens more difficult.

Thom · September 11, 2011, 02:30:45 PM

There are at least a couple of reasons for pilots to NOT wear Polarized glasses when flying.

1. May interfere with reading LCD screens. Depending on the particular configuration and orientation of each screen, you may have no problems, slight issues, or completely blank screens when wearing Polarized glasses in the cockpit. There is no easy way to check, other than to try it.

2. Polarized glasses work by EDITING OUT LIGHT. They don't just absorb a percentage of the overall light, like normal sunglasses, where EVERYTHING just gets dimmer. They actually BLOCK certain rays/photons/wavelets/etc. of light from reaching your eyes at all. Among the things they can block: Glint off a glacier or icepack, reflection off of water while descending towards a lake, reflections from other traffic in the air. You can probably see why having those things completely eliminated from your view would be a bad thing. (Worse, they don't block all reflections from other traffic all the time, only the ones polarized in the right direction, so they seem OK most of the time, right up until they blind you to a really bad thing coming your way.)

I personally find no use for the things, I just wear whatever general darkening tint is appropriate to the light level, and live with any minor glare issues. At least that way I know I'm seeing everything there is to see.

Thom